Equities
Stock Indices Down Despite Continued Earnings Strength
Chinese primary markets showing remarkable liquidity with a few large follow-ons again today
Published ET
Illustration of the Dow Jones Composite market capitalization | Sources: ϕpost, FactSet data
QUICK SUMMARY
- Daily performance of US indices: S&P 500 down -0.72%; Nasdaq Composite down -0.85%; Wilshire 5000 down -0.79%
- Top performing sectors: utilities up 0.76% and real estate up 0.62%
- Bottom performing sectors: energy down -2.72% and technology down -1.43%
- Technology and healthcare both down about 2% this week (the 2 sectors combined represent over 37% of the S&P 1500)
- Daily performance of international indices: Europe Stoxx 600 down -0.31%; China CSI 300 down -0.79%; Japan down -0.55%; UK FTSE 100 up 0.12%
- World equity markets taken together have almost doubled since the low of 23 March 2020 (on a USD total return basis)
VOLATILITY
- 1-month at-the-money implied volatility on the S&P 500 at 13.9%, up from 13.4%
- 1-month at-the-money implied volatility on the Europe Stoxx 600 at 12.9%, up from 12.2%
S&P 1500 VALUATION METRICS
- P/E NTM: 21.90
- PEG NTM: 1.40
- EV/SALES NTM: 3.03
- EV/EBITDA NTM: 14.66
NOTABLE WINNERS
- Brooklyn Immunotherapeutics Inc (BTX), a biotechology company based in Brooklyn (New York), up 45.5%
- CryoLife Inc (CRY), a health care equipment & services company based in Kennesaw (Georgia), up 24.2%
- Vaxart Inc (VXRT), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in South San Francisco (California), up 17.0%
- Laureate Education Inc (LAUR), a consumer services company based in Baltimore (Maryland), up 15.8%
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (AUPH), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in Victoria (Canada), up 9.9%
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc (ARQT), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in Westlake Village (California), up 9.7%
- Overstock.com Inc (OSTK), a retailing company based in Midvale (Utah), up 9.4%
- Endeavor Group Holdings Inc (EDR), a media & entertainment company based in Beverly Hills (California), up 9.4%
- CTS Corp (CTS), a technology hardware & equipment company based in Lisle (Illinois), up 8.8%
- Covanta Holding Corp (CVA), a commercial & professional services company based in Morristown (New Jersey), up 8.0%
NOTABLE LOSERS
- Keros Therapeutics Inc (KROS), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in Lexington (Massachusetts), down 16.1%
- MicroVision Inc (MVIS), a technology hardware & equipment company based in Redmond (Washington), down 15.3%
- Twitter Inc (TWTR), a media & entertainment company based in San Francisco (California), down 15.2%
- Pitney Bowes Inc (PBI), a commercial & professional services company based in Stamford (Connecticut), down 14.5%
- Cirrus Logic Inc (CRUS), a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company based in Austin (Texas), down 13.7%
- ALX Oncology Holdings Inc (ALXO), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in Burlingame (California), down 12.6%
- First Solar Inc (FSLR), a semiconductors & semiconductor equipment company based in Tempe (Arizona), down 12.3%
- SM Energy Co (SM), a energy company based in Denver (Colorado), down 11.2%
- Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (PACB), a pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences company based in Menlo Park (California), down 10.8%
- Studio City International Holdings Ltd (MSC), a consumer services company based in (Hong Kong), down 10.6%
NOTABLE IPOs
- ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd / Israel - Financials / Listing Exchange: New York / Ticker: IACC / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 220.00m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Goldman Sachs & Co, Morgan Stanley & Co LLC
- Grupo Ecoener SA / Spain - Energy and Power / Listing Exchange: Madrid / Ticker: ENER / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 121.19m (offering in EURO) / Bookrunners: Sabadell Multibanca, Societe Generale SA, CaixaBank SA, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd, Credit Agricole Mutuel Pyrenees Gascogne Espana, Kepler Cheuvreux SA
- Werewolf Therapeutics Inc / United States of America - Healthcare / Listing Exchange: Nasdaq / Ticker: HOWL / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 120.00m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: Evercore Group, Jefferies LLC, SVB Leerink LLC
- Vaccitech plc / United Kingdom - Healthcare / Listing Exchange: Nasdaq / Ticker: VACC / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 110.50m (offering in U.S. Dollar) / Bookrunners: William Blair & Co, Jefferies LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Barclays Capital Inc
NOTABLE FOLLOW-ONS
- Soochow Securities Co Ltd / China - Financials / Listing Exchange: Shanghai / Ticker: 601555 / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 1,313.55m (offering in Chinese Yuan)
- Fujian Anjoy Foods Co Ltd / China - Consumer Staples / Listing Exchange: Shanghai / Ticker: 603345 / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 1,081.75m (offering in Chinese Yuan)
- Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd / China - Consumer Staples / Listing Exchange: Hong Kong / Ticker: 0168 / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 301.30m (offering in Hong Kong Dollar) / Bookrunners: Citigroup
- Euronext NV / France - Financials / Listing Exchange: Euro Paris / Ticker: ENX / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 256.18m (offering in EURO) / Bookrunners: Societe Generale SA
- FirstRand Ltd / South Africa - Financials / Listing Exchange: Johannesbu / Ticker: FSR / Gross proceeds (including overallotment): US$ 145.45m (offering in South African Rand) / Bookrunners: RMB Morgan Stanley(Pty)Ltd, JP Morgan Securities Plc